Battle of Abbeville

Situation on June 4, 1940 and actions since May 21

Map showing the battle at Abbeville, May 28 - June 4 1940. Influenced by maps in Robert Forczyk's "Case Red: The Collapse of France".

The British Army in France 1940 A13 Cruiser Mk IV tank at Huppy, 26-29 May 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 Vickers Light Tank Mk VIC knocked out during an engagement on 27 May 1940 on the road between Huppy and St Maxent in the Somme sector.

The British Army in France 1940 Cruiser Mk IV tank knocked out during an engagement on 27 May 1940 on the road between Huppy and St Maxent in the Somme sector.

The British Army in France 1940 Vickers Mk VI light tanks knocked out during an engagement on 27 May 1940 on the road between Huppy and St Maxent in the Somme sector.

The British Army in France 1940 Cruiser Mk III tank 'going off to meet the enemy at Quesnoy', 30 May 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 Cruiser Mk IV tank knocked out during an engagement on 30 May 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 Cruiser Mk IV tank with turret traversed to rear, late May 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 18-pdr field gun and crew at St Maxent, 26-29 May 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 Men of the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders inspect a German 37mm anti-tank gun captured at Boencourt, 26-29 May 1940.

The British Army in France 1940 A British soldier examines a knocked out German 88mm gun, 26-29 May 1940.

The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 British troops on the Somme Front: A captured German trench near Huppy on the Somme front littered with looted champagne bottles.

The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 British troops on the Somme Front: A British lorry explodes after a German air raid at St Maxent.

The British Expeditionary Force (bef) in France 1939-1940 British troops on the Somme Front: German prisoners are escorted to 152 Brigade HQ at St Maxent.